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Promoting Unitary Patent System would address rulebook’s fragmentation, incoming EU industry chief says

By Abhishek Kumar ( October 24, 2024, 09:55 GMT | Insight) -- Addressing the fragmentation of the EU patent book, reducing costs, increasing legal certainty and benefitting from the uniform jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court are top priorities, the candidate for the bloc’s next industry chief said. In written responses to questions from EU lawmakers, France’s Stéphane Séjourné said he would work towards widening the adoption of the Unitary Patent System beyond the current 18 member states.Promoting a wider adoption of the Unitary Patent System would help streamline the EU patent rulebook, the candidate for the bloc’s next industry chief told EU lawmakers in written responses ahead of a hearing on Nov. 12....

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